Drying Enhances Signal Intensities for Global GC–MS Metabolomics

We report here that a straightforward change of the standard derivatization procedure for GC–MS metabolomics is leading to a strong increase in metabolite signal intensity. Drying samples between methoxymation and trimethylsilylation significantly increased signals by two- to tenfold in extracts of yeast cells, plant and animal tissue, and human urine. This easy step reduces the cost of sample material and the need for expensive new hardware.

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